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The Juilliard School in New York will confer honorary doctorate degrees on directors Peter Sellars and Nicholas Hytner during its commencement ceremony in May. Honorary degrees also will be given to dancer Suzanne Farrell, jazz artist Dianne Reeves and pianist-conductor Murray Perahia, the school announced Thursday. Sign up to receive our Essential Arts & Culture Newsletter Hytner, the outgoing head of Britain's National Theatre, will give the commencement address at the Juilliard graduation. The ceremony will take place May 22 at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center and be streamed online. An accomplished stage director, Hytner also has directed a few...

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